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你是高二（1）班的李华。最近你校举行了一次英语读书演讲比赛。请你结合自身经历，以“What Can Reading Bring Us?”为题写一篇英文演讲稿，呼吁大家多读书、读好书。
注意：1. 字数120单词左右；
2. 可适当添加内容，以使行文连贯。
The fast development of Internet makes it convenient for people to have access to the latest information all over the world, which broadens people’s horizons. However, sometimes the Internet is abused by some to spread rumors(谣言) on purpose, resulting in side effect on people’s life. Therefore, The Internet Society of China(ISC) released(出台) a written proposal last Monday which demanded of Internet companies and websites to strengthen self-discipline and prevent the spread of online rumors.
Three major websites in China voiced their solutions Tuesday to fighting against online rumors in response to the warning on Monday.
Chiefs of sina.com, baidu.com and qq.com have promised the government that they will firmly cooperate with relevant departments to deal with the online spreading of rumors, saying they will improve self-management and take effective measures toward this goal.
Microblogging websites should not be a hotbed for spreading of rumors, said a chief of sina.com, which operates the country's most popular microblogging site Weibo.com. He said Sina is making efforts to control the release of contents on Weibo.com and improve its ability to find out and remove rumors posted on it.
Weibo.com and another major Chinese microblogging site qq.com stopped their comment functions from March 31 to April 3 after they were punished for allowing rumors to spread.
A chief from Baidu.com said it was calling off the information that’s not lawful or legal in its search results and it would further increase technical and manpower investment to remove disinformation.
The website qq.com is learning from the past experience and bettering the safety strategy for its microblogging service to further prevent the spreading of online rumors through microblogging sites, said an unnamed chief from qq.com.
The measure has received widespread support from users and chances are that a cleaner and safer net environment will take shape.
Introduction | ISC released a proposal, 1.______ of Internet companies and websites to strengthen self-discipline and prevent the spread of online rumors. | |
2._____ of the Internet | ●Enabling people to access the latest information3.______ ●Broadening people’s horizons | |
Problems of the Internet | ●Being abused by some to spread rumors 4.______ ●Having side effect on people’s life | |
Responses from websites | ●Promising to 5._____ with relevant departments firmly ●Improving self-management and take effective measures | |
6.______ taken by major websites | ◆sina.com | ●Controlling the release of contents on Weibo.com ●Improving its ability to 7.______ and remove rumors on it |
◆baidu.com | ●Cancelling8.______ and fake information in its search results ●Further increasing technical and manpower investment to remove disinformation | |
◆qq.com | ●Learning from the past experience ●Bettering the safety 9.______ for its microblogging service | |
Results | ●The measure has received widespread support from users. ●People are 10.______ to enjoy a cleaner and safer net environment. | |
In recent years, temperatures in the polar areas are rising faster than anywhere else on Earth. As a result, the ice and the snow are melting at record-setting rates. One result is that sea levels are rising around the world, putting animals and people at risk.
A sheet of ice acts like a huge mirror, reflecting the sun’s energy. But ocean water, which is darker than ice, absorbs a lot of it. This causes the ocean to warm, which in turn speeds up ice melting and which leads to even more open waters. The cycle continues until all the ice is gone.
“As the ice melts, water flows into the oceans, making them less salty. That, along with warmer water temperatures, can harm the creatures that live in, under, and near the ice,” says zoologist Michael Stoddard. “Cold-adapted animals — including polar bears, foxes, hares, and seals — also need ice for travel and survival.”
“Most species of fish, sea spiders, and many other animals and plants that live in the waters of Antarctica don’t live anywhere else,” Stoddard says. “Many of them have special proteins in their bodies keeping them from freezing to death and have other adaptation to the cold that has yet to be explored.”
Therefore, experts are urging us to reconsider the way we live. The fuels that we burn in cars, power stations, and factories are largely to blame for the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are trapping overmuch heat in our atmosphere. If we can produce fewer of these gases, we can help save the polar ice. “Even small things would make a difference, if everyone did them.” Michael Stoddard says, “That’s what we have to figure out in the near future to help save the polar ice and thus protect the oceans and us.”
1.The passage is mainly written to _____.
A. introduce the present situation of the polar areas
B. warn people against extreme weather
C. call on people to protect the oceans and humans
D. advertise for volunteers to protect the environment
2.Paragraph 2 mainly tells us about _______.
A. the ice’s functions
B. ocean’s quick growing
C. the cause of sea level rising
D. the ways of more waters
3. From the passage, we can know that _______.
A. most polar animals prefer to live in less salty water
B. some of the cold-adapted animals mainly feed on ice
C. many polar creatures have special proteins to keep alive
D. scientists still don’t know how polar creatures have adapted to the cold
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Polar bears are expanding at a high speed.
B. Experts advise people not to use fuels at all.
C. Wildlife worldwide is in the process of dying out.
D. Global warm is putting animals and humans at risk.
“Image is everything.” An entire industry has been built upon the concept that image is everything, but an appealing image isn’t enough when there’s no substance behind it.
First of all, one should consider how important image is in selling products and services. Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection. But if the product or service doesn’t live up to it, customers will be very dissatisfied. The recent scandal (丑闻) about the Arthur Andersen accounting firm showed that behind that image, it had unfair business practices under the table. Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions. Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to its downfall.
Similarly, personal consultants(顾问) can build up a very positive public image for politicians and movie stars in the view of the general commons. But once again, history is filled with examples of both that fell from grace (体面) like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune. With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind it, failure is close.
To conclude, it’s clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the “selling” of a person. But image is only half of the equation(等式). What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself — the person or product must live up to that image or there’s little chance for long-term success.
1.The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to ______.
A. its dishonesty in business
B. its bad management
C. its previous images
D. its poor service
2.Some famous people fall from grace because _____.
A. their images were not well built up
B. they failed to live up to their images
C. they felt much pressure from the public
D. they paid little attention to fame and fortune
3.The structure of the passage is probably .
(A: ArgumentP: PointC: Conclusion)
4.The author might support that______.
A. image is the basis of everything
B. truth and image are equally important
C. truth goes hand in hand with image
D. image holds the key to success
Dangerous as they are, extreme sports remain appealing among many Australian young people! Camp Xtreme is the perfect test of your heart.
Kite Surfing
It’s the exciting mixture of kite, board and waves. The idea of using a kite to accelerate speed seems like a new challenge, yet the art of kite flying dates back to the 13th-century Chinese when it was used as a simple means of transport.
Catch a wind and you’re moving — up, down and across the surf. “It’s always exciting. You’d jump 5 feet or 35 feet. You never know if you’re going to go up in the air, and your heart is just going boom, boom, boom.”
Coasteering
It is by far the best activity and the event that everyone is still talking about. This is exploring the coastline without worrying about a coastal path or finding a rocky bay blocking your route. You climb, dive and swim from one place to another. With Coasteering, you don’t have to be able to swim as the wet suit and buoyancy(浮力) aid will keep you floating when you are in the water.
Sky Diving
Traditional parachuting(跳伞) doesn’t sound risky enough. So now sky diving is the name for jumping from a plane and listening to your heart beating heavily as you move fast towards earth before you open your parachute at the last moment.
Mountain Biking
It’s been around so long that bikers are no longer satisfied with just going up and down a mountain. Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough land, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but include features designed to improve strength and performance in rough areas.
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1.All the four extreme sports are mainly intended to test one’s _____.
A. heart beat B. physical health
C. potential strengthD. courage
2.The underlined word in the second paragraph “it” refers to _____.
A. the kiteB. kite surfing
C. kite flyingD. the art of kites
3.Which of the following sports can be the most risky?
A. Kite surfing. B. Coasteering.
C. Sky diving. D. Mountain biking.
4.We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. kites were the main means of transport in China
B. swimming skills play a key role in Coasteering
C. parachuting is the least popular sports at present
D. mountain biking requires more than riding common bikes
